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$27.03 -1.32 (-4.66%)
10/6/2008 4:04 PM

Republic Services, Inc. (RSG)

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Provider of non-hazardous solid waste collection and disposal services in the United States.

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Best CEOs 2006 (31), Mid Cap (670), Waste Management (27)
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Republic Services, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $27.03
Last Trade Time: 10/6/2008 4:04 PM
Open: $27.72
Previous Close: $28.35
Daily Range: $25.89 - $27.72
52-Week Range: $27.29 - $36.52
Volume: 1,798,550
Market Cap: $5.79B
P/E Ratio: 22.11
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Republic Services, Inc. (RSG)

Avatar 1bravebear (21.31) Submitted: 12/23/07 3:38 PM

Republic Services Inc. is a provider of solid waste curb side collection, recycling and landfill management. The performance for much of this year has been above the S&P and through continual aquisition and expansion through the states, I expect the trend to continue. The profit margin is single dig...More

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Avatar tonyaaw (< 20) Submitted: 10/05/08 6:48 AM : Outperform Start Price: $27.72 RSG Score: -0.22

This trash hauler the 2rd largest in the US is positioned for takeover of smaller players and pays good divident. Waste Mgmt. (WMI) only other competition.

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Avatar btown819 (78.98) Submitted: 10/01/08 6:10 PM : Outperform Start Price: $29.51 RSG Score: 1.19

Allied Waste is the better way to invest in this in reality. Unfortunately, it cannot be done the same way in CAPS due to the rules. Allied Waste has received an offer to be purchased by Republic Services. .45 shares of common stock would be given for every share of AW common stock. The AW market price has fluctuated, but it's generally trading around $11/share as of late. Assuming the deal goes through (which I think is very likely), you can obtain a cost basis of RSG at $24.45/share by buying AW @$11/share before the deal goes through. The competitive characteristics of these two businesses when combined should give Waste Management some serious competition as RSG should join the heavy weight ranks in this industry. I think Waste Management agrees, and has made buyout offers to RSG of $35/share and $37/share in recent months as an attempt to break up the deal. Knowing that WMI has made a $37/share offer to prevent the combination of AW and RSG implies that there is a lot of value there. Even if you assume that the overall profitability for WMI may be less than expected in a WMI/RSG merger scenario, I've got to imagine that is still baked in when you are talking about a 50% price difference ($37/$24.45 = 51%) between buyout offer and how part of the market is valuing RSG now (via AW). Part of that discount is likely due to the market's doubt about this AW/RSG deal happening. This deal has a high likelihood of going through, even with the current (credit) market turbulence. RSG is decently attractive by buying the RSG stock in the open market, but AW is definitely the way I'd go on this one...

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Avatar vkowalczuk (< 20) Submitted: 9/08/08 3:43 PM : Outperform Start Price: $33.49 RSG Score: -1.79

Trash

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Avatar danliu01 (89.27) Submitted: 9/08/08 2:03 AM : Outperform Start Price: $33.39 RSG Score: -0.82

Waste management is necessity!!

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Avatar benz536 (23.75) Submitted: 9/07/08 10:28 PM : Outperform Start Price: $33.39 RSG Score: -0.82

Trash is cash

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